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Tuesday, May 30, 2017

What's in a My Texas Market Box? Here's Three Box Examples!

My Texas Market is a subscription box sending farmer's market, handmade and small business products from artisans found solely in Texas. It's an excellent way to get unique items and delicious specialty foods especially if you live nowhere near Texas. Like me.

I have a ton of family in Texas so I've been there many, many times over my life and if there's one thing I can say about it, it's that their food is amazing. It seems to encompass all that I think comfort food should be and it's probably a good thing I don't live there because I always come home about five pounds heavier than when I left.

The Cost: $35/month plus shipping (It's $44.90 total to WA)

What You Get: A combination of wholesome and homemade specialty food products, handmade candles, soaps, or other beauty products or other health and wellness items and/or sustainably-sourced coffee and tea, unique crafts or locally made chocolates and candies.

If you're wondering what comes in a My Texas Market box, I have several to show you right here to show you a broad example of what you'll find.

They say that the best way to know if you will like a subscription box or not is to get one for three months. So here is three months of my My Texas Market boxes so you can see the wide swath of products you can get.

This was probably the most unusual box I've received from My Texas Market. It had only four items which is not the norm, however since the kit had both the soup AND the bread, it was more like five products anyway. The beer jelly was interesting and I love tea but had never even heard of Yaupon!

This month's box tops my list of best boxes of all time. It was like hitting the jackpot! The Desert Creek Honey is fantastic and as a bee-lover (I garden!) everything in this was pure perfection. Everything was exceptional quality.

As you can see most boxes have five items each. There's a mix of food, drink and home items.

VERDICT: I like My Texas Market a lot because they tend to contain things you won't find in any other box. It's also a great way to get some fantastic homemade farmer's market type goodies. The downside is that you usually can't find a way to get more when you love something. I find that I tend to prefer the boxes that aren't only food but I always like getting the food products because they're inevitably delicious. I've attended many parties bringing food using products from My Texas Market and everything has been a hit so far.

I highly recommend My Texas Market especially for foodies, those missing home or anyone who loves to get their hands on small business products. It's a great box for yourself or to give as a gift. It especially makes a great gift for a coworker because it's NOT focused on beauty like so many subscriptions can be. It's very unisex and will always have something for everyone.

"The June box is curated around the theme "Bourbon and BBQ." This box is PERFECT for Father's Day!!! The June box is all food, and will include BBQ seasoning, bourbon honey glaze, bacon caramels, bourbon cookies, and this unbelievable pineapple habanero hot sauce from Bravado Spice. Made with fresh fruit and peppers, this sauce is perfect for marinades, meat, seafood, on veggies, and as a fun twist to traditional recipes."